One of Southeast Asia's leading botanists, best known for his work on bamboos, in this book turns his attention to melastoma, best known for their bright purple flowers. This book is published as part of a general revision of the classification of the genus which was taking place at the time of the book's publication. In the process of researching for this book, Wong has identified 31 more species than were thought to have existed in 2001. 184 pages.